Braham Brick Field vs. Central Pollution Control Board

COURT NO.16

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CIVIL APPEAL Diary No(s). 18213/2021

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 17-02-2021 in OA No. 1016/2019 passed by the National Green Tribunal)

NCR BRICK KILN ASSOCIATION

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD & ORS. Respondent $(s)$

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DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 68235/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE APPEAL) W.P.(C) No. 367/2022 (X) IA No. 73683/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 167394/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) C.A. No. 6643-6644/2022 (XVII) IA No. 82183/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 82179/2022 - GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) with Civil Appeal No(s). 5787/2022 ( IA No. 179024/2022 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION IA No. 100488/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 100490/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 100487/2022 - STAY APPLICATION) Date : 10-02-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sanjay Rathi, Adv. Ms. Megha Gaur, Adv. Mr. Ekansh Bansal, Adv. Mr. Vibhav Mishra, Adv. Mr. Parmanand Gaur, AOR Mr. Umang Shankar, AOR Mr. S.P. Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Divya Sanghi, Adv. Ms. Mohini Priya, AOR Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR M/S. Mukesh Kumar Singh And Co., AOR Mr. Abhinav S. Raghuvanshi, AOR Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv. Ms. Vidula Mehrotra, Adv. Mr. Utsav Saxena, Adv. Mr. Shubhankar Singh, Adv. Mr. Kaveesh Nair, Adv.

Ms. Aashna Mehra, Adv. Mr. Supragya Ram Mishra, Adv. Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv. Ms. Vidula Mehrotra, Adv. Mr. Utsav Saxena, Adv. Mr. Shubhankar Singh, Adv. Mr. Kaveesh Nair, Adv. Ms. Aashna Mehra, Adv. Mr. Aashna Mehra, Adv. Ms. Supragya Mishra, Adv. Ms. Manisha Ambwani, AOR Mr. Neeraj Kumar Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. Aniket Jain, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Jain, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Singh, Adv. Mr. Umang Shankar, AOR Mr. Vijay pal, Adv. Mr. Shiv Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv. Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Kundan Lal, Adv. Mr. Deepankar, Adv. Ms. Rekha Agarwal, Adv. Ms. Kajal Kumari, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mrs. Swarupama Chaturvedi, AOR Ms. Saumya Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Misra, AOR Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Adv. Mr. Suraj Singh, Adv. Mr. Bhuwan Chandra, Adv. Mr. Nishant Awana, Adv. Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, AOR Mr. S. K. Verma, AOR Mr. B.k. Satija, A.A.G. Mr. Likesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G. Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G. Mr. Rahul Khurana, Adv. Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AOR Ms. Amrtia Verma, Adv. Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.

Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv. Mr. Rajat Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Rohan Thawani, Adv. Ms. Pooja Dhar, AOR Mr. Mantavya Sharma, Adv. Mr. Pratul Pratap Singh, Adv. Ms. Pratul Pratap Singh, Adv.

Mr. Jayant Nath, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sudarsh Menon, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Pathak, Adv. Mrs. Kumari Supriya, Adv. Mr. Ajit Pathak, Adv. Mrs. Ranjana Pathak, Adv. Mr. Sumit Kumar, AOR

Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR Mr. Rajnish Kumar Jha, AOR

Ms. Parul Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shantanu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Bishan Dass, Adv. Mr. Mata Prasad Singh, Adv. Mr. Bikash Chandra, Adv. Mr. Dharm Pal Saini, Adv. Mr. R.S. Mishra, Adv. Ms. Ranjana R.Singh, Adv. Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Diggaj Pathak, AOR Mr. Alok Sangwan, Sr. AAG Mr. Sumit Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AOR Ms. Nityana Mishra,Adv. Mr. Akhileshwar Jha,Adv. Ms. Shweta Sand, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Ms. Niharika Dewivedi, Adv. Ms. Yamini Sharma, Adv. Mr. Nitin Sharma Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Chawla, Adv. Ms. Aparna Rohatgi Jain, Adv. Mr. Mahesh Kasana, Adv.

Dr. S.K. Verma, Adv.

Ms. Jyoti Sharma, Adv.

For the parties Mr. Nidhesh Gupta, Sr. Adv. Ms. Pallavi Singh, Adv. Ms. Japneet Kaur, Adv. Ms. Vriti Gujral, Adv. Mr. G. Balaji, AOR Mr. Diggaj Pathak, AOR Ms. Sweta Sharma, Adv. Ms. Prachi Kohli, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

I.A.No.27518/2023, I.A. No.25918/2023, I.A. No.14518/2023 I.A. No.25284/2023 and I.A. No.25311/2023:

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The matters pertain to the Brick Kilns located in the National Capital Region and the adjoining areas. Both Mr. Nidhesh Gupta, learned Senior Counsel and Mr. Jayant Nath Learned Senior Counsel refer to the proceedings dated 25.07.2022 and 26.09.2022 and also dated 15.12.2022 to submit that the necessary inspections of the concerned Brick Kilns be carried out and appropriate response on the outcome of the inspection be furnished to this Court.

Ms. Swarupama Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submits that in terms of the orders passed earlier by this Court, periodical inspections are being carried out but she further submits that simultaneously inspections be also carried out by the concerned State Pollution Control Boards(for short "SPCB") authorities.

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The learned counsel appearing for the original applicant before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Mr. Rohan would however, point out that the order for inspection should be subjected to the availability of updated consent to operate the respective Brick Kilns and unless the concerned unit is adhering to the statutory norms, they should not be permitted to operate.

Taking note of the above and other contentions, we deem it appropriate to direct the Respondent No.2 Central Pollution Control Board (for short "CPCB") to inspect the Brick Kilns forming subject matter of these Interlocutory Applications in conformity with the requirement of the notification dated 22.02.2022 adverted to in this Court's order dated 08.04.2022.

In undertaking the ordered exercise, the officers of the CPCB and the SPCBs should also undertake surprise inspection from time to time as was ordered on 08.04.2022 to ensure that the units adhere to the statutory norms. Moreover, the Brick Kilns must limit the production capacity as per the consent granted by the respective State Pollution Control Boards was noted in the compliance filed by respondent No.2.

Since the seasonal production activity is expected to commence in the first week of March, 2023, necessary orders would be passed in this regard on the next date.

The matters be listed on 27.02.2023.

(RADHA SHARMA) (KAMLESH RAWAT)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)

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